On 1/19/2018 8:55 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 1/19/18 7:13 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

Is your party led by Cryin' Chuck and Chocolate Sundae PelosiÂ* gonna
shut down the government today?

Republicans did their part in the House.

Need 60 votes in the Senate.Â* Only four of the usual Republicans are
against.Â* How many Dems will be willing to vote "yes"?

What? Four Repubs are against? Well, that brings them further away from
60, eh?

As the NY Times reports, "Democrats appear intent on securing
concessions that would, among other things, protect from deportation
young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children, increase
domestic spending, aid Puerto Rico and bolster the government’s response
to the opioid epidemic.

"And they hope that Mr. Trump, scorched by the firestorm prompted by his
vulgar, racially tinged comments on Africa last week, will be forced
back to the negotiating table."

Everything on the Dem list was easily do-able before now, eh?

It's too bad ******** Trump likes to kill programs before has
replacements for them...such as DACA. Is ******** Trump even in town to
negotiate face to face, or is he cheating at golf in Florida?

As to your question, I have no idea what the Dems will do.


Me either. It would be nice to see some genuine cooperation and see our
elected leaders focus on doing their jobs but I fear it will just be
political grandstanding, as usual.